Legal Opinion
Breeden v. Cella
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 2002No. 2002-CA-0972PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I, PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.
This is a suit by an attorney against a former client to recover attorney’s fees on the basis of two notes, a contract, or quantum meruit. From a judgment in favor of the defendants, Joy Levet wife of/and Geoge A. Celia, III, the plaintiff, Patrick D. Breeden, appeals.1 We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
■ This ease arises out of an attorney-client relationship that spanned a decade. The relationship began in late 1987 when Mr. Celia engaged Mr. Breeden’s services, and ended in May 1998 when (due to the conflict of interest created by filing this suit)…
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- Landreneau v. DuplechinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
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